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I also went to CRAFT in Charleston for my IFR. I used my own plane and in 7 days (actually less) I was finished. My instructor had an abscessed tooth so I had a partial day off in the middle. It isn't difficult to do the accelerated training if you are already comfortable in the plane. i did...

The mag check was fine, the cht were fine on the ground. But the #1went cold initially in flight. It never crossed my mind that it was debris. I just incorrectly assumed that it must have been the plug (fouled). I believe the debris was a small piece of fuel tank sealant. When looking...

I had a similar issue in my Mooney (io-360) I came back from a trip and noticed that the CHT was cold on number 1. Mag check was fine. So I assumed a bad plug. I changed the plug and it was worse. Hmm. Cleaned the injector and it was fine. Did a run up and it was fine. Took off and #1...

I used CRAFT in Charleston, SC. There are at least 3 DPEs in the area. When you pay the initial installment, they book the checkride. I started on Saturday and took my check ride the following Sunday (6 days). Barry Emerson was my instructor and I would recommend both CRAFT and Barry. I...

I had a similar issue. It was a dip switch issue. You probably have a stereo audio panel and the dip switches are not set properly. In my case, the headset worked great in a 172. However when I bought my mooney with a stereo audio panel, I could only get the headset to work if I had one of...

I used CRAFT out of Charleston, SC. It was a 6 day program. I flew over on a saturday and then the course started on Sunday. The course was Sunday - fly their redbird simulator doing holds and VOR tracking and VOR approaches. Monday jump in simulator and do holds again and more VOR...

I did a BFR at cherokee county airport (north atlanta) back in October. The length of time depends on your proficiency. I hadn't flown in about 15 years. For me the BFR was essentially a check ride since it had been so long. It took me about 1.5 hours of flying plus some ground school time...

I am a nuke squared. B.S. in nuclear engineering; M.S. in nuclear engineering. Been working in the commericial nuclear industry for 21 + years. I did take and pass my PE after working for 15 years; I personally found the test to be easy with minimal studying (5 weeks).